Tiểu Cầm Posted 13 years ago
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Q: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined part Sentence: that afternoon at the railway station I was surprised and made happy by the unexpected arrival of Miss Margaret
A.anticipated B.presumed C.supposed D.informed
I think A and D are possible, but D is somewhat strange. So I choose A, but the correction is D. Please explain it to me.Thanks
A.anticipated B.presumed C.supposed D.informed
I think A and D are possible, but D is somewhat strange. So I choose A, but the correction is D. Please explain it to me.Thanks
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The sentence is not very natural English. It sounds like the writer was not a native speaker. "make happy" is awkward.
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The sentence is not very natural English. It sounds like the writer was not a native speaker. "make happy" is awkward. I would have used "delighted."
D is strange. I would have picked A myself.
D is strange. I would have picked A myself.
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